# Port Levy (Potiriwi) / Koukourarata, a bay of Christchurch

A named bay on the city’s coast, off Port Levy. Also recorded as “Potiriwi” and “Port Levy” and “Koukourarata”.

Māori name: Potiriwi

Suburb: [Port Levy](https://www.chch.live/port-levy)

From the air, an aerial view of Port Levy (Potiriwi) / Koukourarata: https://api.chch.live/biz-img?slug=coast-port-levy-potiriwi-koukourarata (LINZ / ECan aerial survey, CC BY 4.0).

## The ground under it

- [On scheduled Ngāi Tahu ground](https://www.chch.live/cultural), Koukourārata / Te Ara Whānui o Makawhiua
- [The nearest recorded shake: M3](https://www.chch.live/sequence), 19 June 2011 · ~150 m from the pin · 108 logged within 5 km
The whole stack, answered live: https://www.chch.live/before?lat=-43.63745&lon=172.829757&radius=250

## Around it

- [Pukeiti Point](https://www.chch.live/coast/pukeiti-point), coastal spot · ~450 m
- [Waitata / Little Port Cooper](https://www.chch.live/coast/waitata-little-port-cooper), coastal spot · 3.3 km
- [Te Piaka / Adderley Head](https://www.chch.live/coast/te-piaka-adderley-head), coastal spot · 3.6 km
- [Baleine Point](https://www.chch.live/coast/baleine-point), coastal spot · 4.2 km


## Questions, answered briefly

**What is Port Levy (Potiriwi) / Koukourarata?**

A named bay on Christchurch’s coast, off [Port Levy](https://www.chch.live/port-levy), as the open map records it.

**What else is Port Levy (Potiriwi) / Koukourarata called?**

The map also records “Potiriwi” and “Port Levy” and “Koukourarata”, the page answers to all of them.

**Where exactly is Port Levy (Potiriwi) / Koukourarata?**

The pin is OpenStreetMap’s own position for the bay, a bay’s pin sits on the water it names, a headland’s on the point. Neighbours on the register are near it, not the same record.


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The position and the names are OpenStreetMap’s, a named bay or cape inside the city boundary (ODbL). A bay’s pin sits on the water it names; the dual names are recorded as the map carries them.
The page: https://www.chch.live/coast/port-levy-potiriwi-koukourarata
The whole coast as data: https://www.chch.live/coast.geojson
The waterways inland: https://www.chch.live/river